Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,292,768 円
Income Tax
- 1,917,395 円
National Surtax
- 40,265 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 15,878 円
Total tax
- 2,101,402 円
Net pay
* 3,191,366 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
39.7%
60.3%
Net pay
39.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,191,366 円
Net pay
159,828 円
Tax the employer pays
2,101,402 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,261,230 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 159,828 円 to pay you 5,292,768 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.27 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
41.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.7% tax rate now rises to 41.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 63,513,216 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 25,216,823 円. That means that your net pay will be 38,296,393 円 per year, or 3,191,366 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 39.7% and your marginal tax rate is 46.1%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 円 in your salary will be taxed 46.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.89 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 539 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 2,695 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 38817706
38.9%
1
Canada
JPY 33113706
47.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 56115226
11.7%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 53221109
16.2%
2
Singapore
JPY 50858744
19.9%
3
Indonesia
JPY 43506887
31.5%
4
Thailand
JPY 43405525
31.7%
5
Taiwan
JPY 41986643
33.9%
6
Pakistan
JPY 41971511
33.9%
7
Vietnam
JPY 41536129
34.6%
8
Philippines
JPY 40514068
36.2%
9
New Zealand
JPY 40382130
36.4%
10
Malaysia
JPY 40335630
36.5%
11
China
JPY 39304533
38.1%
12
Japan
JPY 38296393
39.7%
13
South Korea
JPY 37849516
40.4%
14
Australia
JPY 36619722
42.3%
15
India
JPY 31566585
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 56333800
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 46133445
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 44376800
30.1%
3
Panama
JPY 43418459
31.6%
4
Uruguay
JPY 42774922
32.7%
5
Colombia
JPY 42369725
33.3%
6
Mexico
JPY 42025673
33.8%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 41936460
34.0%
8
Chile
JPY 41861546
34.1%
9
Argentina
JPY 41282520
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 40114489
36.8%
11
Ecuador
JPY 38331139
39.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 46232505
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 44537158
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 43220800
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 43153407
32.1%
4
Ghana
JPY 42167359
33.6%
5
Mozambique
JPY 41623635
34.5%
6
Zambia
JPY 39105527
38.4%
7
Cameroon
JPY 38859521
38.8%
8
Morocco
JPY 38835696
38.9%
9
Senegal
JPY 38283811
39.7%
10
South Africa
JPY 36462129
42.6%
11
Uganda
JPY 35481612
44.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 61881187
2.6%
1
Bahrain
JPY 61504399
3.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 61298027
3.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 60337555
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 60337555
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 58432159
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 47677397
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 47664007
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 37020196
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 35523866
44.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Japan, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.